The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) and Fedcap’s Veterans Forward program have partnered to offer the Bureau’s Veterans’ Emergency Financial Assistance Program (VEFAP), for veterans who…
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Arthur Cyrille Demers, 93, of Gorham Road, Wiscasset died Nov. 6, 2022, at Miles Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Chisholm, Maine on Aug. 16, 1929, a son of George and Armance (Cote)…
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Ellen Hutcheson, 79 years young and a long time resident of Boothbay, moved on peacefully and joyfully to her next life after life on Nov. 7, 2022.
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Superintendent Bob Kahler reported Alternative Organizational Structure 98 is overall “in good financial” position Nov. 7. Then he updated Edgecomb School Committee members about a “budget freeze…
American Legion Post 54 will observe Veterans Day at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at the veterans wall at Routes 1 and 27, Wiscasset.
Woolwich selectmen
The Woolwich select board has entered into a contract with Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department to provide a shellfish warden. The contract begins Nov. 15 and remains in effect until June 30,…
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Bernard “Bernie” Alfred Meader Jr. of Boothbay Harbor passed away on Nov. 1, 2022 at the Gosnell House in Scarborough after a short illness.
Bernie was born on Sept. 10…
First National Bank (FNB) announced Monday a $300,000 commitment to the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA). The donated funds will take the form of a $150,000 direct donation to the MLA’s Save…
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Brian Warren Chubbuck, 83, of Langdon Road, Wiscasset died Oct. 28, 2022.
He was born in Gardiner on May 16, 1939, a son of Kenneth and Thelma (Warren)…
Alna selectmen
Alna First Selectman Ed Pentaleri told meeting-goers at the town office and over Zoom Nov. 2, he would like nothing more than to see Holbrook Excavating of Woolwich have a successful…
Shoppers were smiling as they left Wiscasset Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 5 with large bags full of sweaters, shoes, coats, scarves, handbags and a wide…
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest’s Holiday Gift Shop, a pop-up in the Nickels-Sortwell House barn on Federal Street, has become a Christmas season tradition in Wiscasset. For several years now, the…
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Courtney Gilbert Haggett, 80, of South Berwick, died Nov. 3, 2022. He was born in Damariscotta, Maine on March 17, 1942 to Gilbert Mather and Florence Barlow Haggett and named for his great-…
Lincoln County Toys for Tots is taking applications until Dec. 15, Coordinator Lisa Marr said.
For more information or for help signing up, contact Marr at 350-5623.
In an email Friday night, Nov. 4, Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset announced the closure of its elementary and middle school at the end of the school year, on June 7, 2023.
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Wiscasset District Court Judge John Martin dismissed an initial request by Edgecomb Nov. 2, but later issued separate one-year protection orders barring Timothy Harrington from contacting…
After nearly 45 years of designing and constructing custom homes and buildings throughout Maine, Knickerbocker Group in Boothbay has expanded its offerings to include landscape architecture. The…
Boothbay Region Development Corp. has another town supporting its initiative to create more affordable housing. On Oct. 31, Edgecomb selectmen agreed to join Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and…
In February, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department received authorization to buy two Ford SUV Interceptors from Quirk Ford. But in late October, the department received notification Ford Motor Co.…
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Roscoe Merrill Pinkham, of Belfast, Maine died at the age of 94 with family by his side. We often remarked about his birth date of Feb. 2, 1928, Groundhog Day, and now he has left us on Halloween…
Wiscasset’s town office will have a new face and a longtime employee will have a new office. The town manager’s longtime administrative assistant Kathleen Onorato will move into the vacant office…
Area food pantries locations, contact information and hours:
Alna: 1574 Alna Road, 586-5313. Second and fourth Wednesdays, 3 to 5 p.m.
Boothbay Harbor: 125 Townsend Ave., 350-2962.…
Each fall Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District holds an election for one three-year position on the five-member Board of Supervisors. This year’s candidate for the open position of…
Maine Republican Assembly is having a standout for Republican Candidates on Friday, Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. till dusk. Join us at the corner of Routes 27 and 1 in Wiscasset. Bring your flags and signs…
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Jane (Hess) Heidenreich of Exeter, New Hampshire passed away peacefully on Oct. 27, 2022.
Jane was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Jan. 24, 1927 to Marian (Hollinger) Hess and Edgar G.…
Katie Winchenbach, chair of the LCRC, opened the Oct. 26 meeting at the Wiscasset Community Center with the Pledge of Allegiance then vice chair Steve Karp followed with the…
The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame has opened the nomination process for honorees to be inducted in the March 2023 ceremony. Since 1990, the organization has honored women who have made an outstanding…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 210 calls for service for the period of Oct. 25 to Nov. 1. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 9,174 calls for service.
Summonses
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Robert Gerald Pierce, 76, a former resident of Piney Flats, Tennessee, died Oct. 27, 2022, after an extended period of declining health.
Robert, also known as “Bobby” or “Bob,” was a true…
When Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Post 54 of the American Legion observes Veterans Day and other occasions at Wiscasset’s veterans wall or elsewhere, months of planning have gone into it. And much of…
There was an excellent turnout again this year for Wiscasset’s Halloween festivities, Nightmare on Federal Street, Monday evening. The event is sponsored by the…
The north wall of Wiscasset’s Sunken Garden is being dismantled and put back together. All the granite stones are the ones that have made up the wall since the 1800s, Public Works Director Ted…
Salt ’n Spar
The other day I was listening to the radio, the hosts of the morning show were asking listeners to share what it is they loved most about their hometown. I was surprised to hear how many listeners…
Maine Department of Transportation officials will return to Woolwich to update residents on the Station 46 Bridge Replacement Project and a traffic signal at the Route 1/Nequasset Road…
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Earle Winfield Clifford, 83, passed away at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine on Oct. 24, 2022.
Earle was born on Dec. 2, 1938. He grew up in Boothbay…
The hustle and bustle of Wright Ryan workers and their equipment was nowhere to be seen or heard on Saturday morning, Oct. 29 as nearly 200 people gathered to celebrate the grand re-opening of…
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On Oct. 25, 2022, Robert “Bob” Peters, father of three children, and grandfather of three, passed away at age 72 after a 3-year battle with cancer.
Bob lived most of his life in Boothbay…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in October:
Alna: Daggett, Sally J. to Conroy, Daniel and Conroy, Taylor.
Boothbay…
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Yolanda “Cookie” Tirado passed away on Oct. 23, 2022 . She was only 67 years old.
She was a polio survivor, and overcame obstacles moving from the Bronx, New York to Boothbay Harbor to…
The pandemic drove Cynthia Brown’s yoga teaching online. The change worked so well, including drawing students from around the country,…
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Kitty Wheeler, age 83, of Bath died of a stroke at Midcoast Hospital on Oct. 23, 2022.
She was an amazing woman, a wonderful wife of 57 years and a wonderful mother of four children.
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A memorial service and reception for Helen St. Clair of Boothbay Harbor, who died Sept. 6, 2022, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, 125…
MaineHousing has announced it has released $11 million in Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) benefits.
This funding is being released nearly a month ahead of the typical HEAP schedule…
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Christopher Allyn Brazee, 50, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Boothbay on Oct. 22, 2022.
Christopher was born Sept. 3, 1972 to Gary Allyn Brazee and Terrie (McLeod) Tarsa. He grew…
Maine Republican Assembly is having a standout for Republican Candidates on Friday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. till dusk. Join us at the corner of Route 27 and Route 1 is Wiscasset. Bring your flags and…
Address: 71 Dover Road, Boothbay
Occupation: Director, Community Resource Council; Development Director, Lincoln County Dental
Education: Bachelor's Degree Nasson College; Muskie…
Address: 22 Warren Lane, Boothbay Harbor
Occupation: Restaurant management
Education: Boothbay Region High School; Radford University, BA Foreign Languages, Marketing
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Irwin “Nick” Carlysle Nichols, age 88, and Mary Francis Nichols nee Hoffner age 68 of Palatine, Illinois and Southport, Maine passed away on Sept. 19 and 27, 2022, respectively. After nearly 47…
Correction
Contrary to a listing in the Halloween calendar published in the Oct. 27 edition of the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper, no one will be hearing “All aboard!” at WW&F Railway this Sunday…
A restaurant with upscale, farm-to-table dining will return at 65 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset. Mathew and Corrinna Stum plan to open Back River Bistro before Thanksgiving in the building where…
